BPOV: (Two years later)
I woke up in my house and smiled. It was my birthday. Although I hated getting presents, I did love my family. It had been a little over two years since they invited me to their family. Last year I told them I didn't want any presents.
My excuse was that since they took me in, that was the only present I wanted. They thankfully listened, but not this year. I smiled. They gave me the guest room. They kept offering to build me a new room, but I loved this room. It was beautiful, and all of the books were still in my room. Although I had not read even close to all of them, I had read a good chunk of them.
I sat up and stretched, smiling. Although, when I saw two people standing at my door, I yelped, then groaned, and fell back again. "What are you doing in here?"
"It's your birthday! You need to have a good breakfast in bed to start off the day!" Alice cheered and walked over, placing a tray full of food on the bed and sitting on the edge. Emmett then sat down also, bouncing the bed and smiling.
Groaning again, I sat up and sighed. "You guys! All I want is to spend another birthday with my family! Stop with the gifts!" I forced myself up and then looked at the food. There was no denying it, it looked delicious. Hey, I could eat and glare at the same time.
With a swift movement, I started to eat the chocolate pancakes, and glared at Alice and Emmett.
"Come on Bella! Eat faster, your gifts are downstairs!" Clearly everything I said to Emmett went in one ear and out the other.
I quickly finished off the pancakes and put the plate back on the tray. "Did you not hear a word I just said?" I glared at him, completely and utterly peeved off still (okay, maybe I was a little excited.)
"Forget it!" Emmett stood, pulled me out of the bed, and threw me over his shoulder.
"Put me down you big ofe!" I whined, and watched as Alice smiled behind me.
"Not a chance Bella. Guys, her she comes!" Emmett called, I'm guessing to the rest of the family.
Finally, he put me down on the couch, and I crossed my arms across my pajama top. "Guys, I don't want any gifts." I looked at them, trying to get them with a puppy dog pout.
"Well, your getting them. And put the lip away." Alice laughed, and bounded over to me with a huge bag in her hand. How could she carry that much? "Mine first! Mine first!"
I heard someone clear there throat, and I turned to see Jasper, smirking at me.
"Fine. This one is from me and Jasper." Alice cocked an eyebrow, daring him to argue. He just nodded, and she handed me the bag. "I know you'll love it!"
Raising an eyebrow, I looked at her, but she just nodded slightly and smiled as I began to pull out the tissue paper that was covering the bag. Inside was a beautiful blue silk dress that had to be from Paris itself.
Already, I felt the tears begin to blur my vision. "Alice, Jasper, I love it." I whispered, and they both gave me gentle hugs, and I carefully put the dress back into the bag.
Edward smiled weakly and handed me a bag. "This is from me, Esme, and Carlisle." I still hadn't taken to calling them mom and dad yet, but I'm sure it would start up soon enough.
Once again, I pulled out the tissue paper and looked at the contents. Once again, more tears as I lifted up the books that were brand new and obviously very expensive. More than that, they were the books I had seen online. I managed to keep my tears from spilling, and gave them hugs too.
Finally, Emmett handed me a bag and smiled. "From me and Rose."
I carefully opened the bag. Emmett had defiantly become my big brother, as did Jasper and Edward, but Emmett much more. Rose, on the other hand, still hated me. I let out a gasp, and the tears started flowing. It was a photo album filled with pictures of our family, and in the back were the drawings that were in my book bag the first day I came here.
"Thank you so much." I hugged Emmett and let the tears flow.
"No problem Bella. I'm glad you like it." He hugged me back, then let go.
"Yeah, whatever." I heard Rosalie grumble from off to the side.
Standing up, I smiled and gave everyone a hug again, then started to walk up the stairs. "Where are you going now?" I heard Alice complain.
I turned and chuckled. "Leah wanted me to come over so we could hang." Most people didn't like Leah. She was mean at times, but who wasn't? I mean, there's times when I just want to get away from her fast, but for the most part, she is the best.
"Wait, one more thing." Carlisle smiled and walked over, handing me a purple cell phone.
I couldn't help myself. I shrieked, just like Alice always does. "Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" I reached and hugged him around the neck.
"Okay, now you can go. Just be safe, and one of us can drive you." He smiled, then went back to Esme.
I nodded, trying to decide between Jasper, Alice, and Emmett. I ran up to my room, saying "eany, meany, miney, moe" in my head to decide who to take with me.
Walking into my walk in closet, (and let me say, half the town could walk into that closet, and still have elbow room), I looked around, trying to find a good outfit. Leah wasn't the girlest, but she was still much prettier than me, and I wanted to look good. Not to mention, her brother Seth, although not the guy for me, was slightly older than I was, and I'm sure he would have a friend over as well.
Finally, I folded. Walking to my door, I opened it and called out. "Alice! I need fashion advice!" I knew that this would make me about an hour late to Leah's, but might as well look good. And she knows my family well enough to understand. Especially since she knows Alice the best.
Alice burst through the door just as I made my way back to the closet. She held up her hands like a gun, and pointed it at me. "Step away from the clothes, and we wont have a problem." She started giggling, but did push me out of the way, gently, as she walked into my closet.
Thirty-three minutes later, and yes, I counted, I was in a pair of dark skinny jeans, a tight but cute blue v-neck t-shirt, covered with sparkles, with a poka-dot tank top underneath. She had straightened my hair and placed a blue bow slightly to the side front. She also applied make-up. I thought I looked good.
"Alright, now you can leave the house." She smiled as I slid on my black boots and stood.
"Okay, lets go. Do you mind if you and Jasper drive me?" I decided the moment she helped me with my clothes.
"Of course! Let's go!"
I slid into the back seat, with Jasper driving, and Alice in the passenger seat. "So, where does this Leah live?" Jasper asked, pulling out of the driveway. I smiled, loving Jasper's car the best. It was a sports car, I don't know what kind, with soft black leather. It defiantly was the cutest car, even more than Alice's car.
"Just outside La Push." I turned my phone over in my hand, smiling brightly. I could get all of my friends numbers, and text them all the time. (Carlisle told me just before I left that I had unlimited texting as well.)
Jasper and Alice glanced at each other, but then continued to drive. "Outside La Push? So still in Forks?"
I wasn't sure why they were acting so weird. "Yup! She used to live in La Push, but her mom isn't a native, so she wanted to live in Forks. So they moved out."
They nodded, and I gave quick directions there. As they pulled up to the house, I gave quick thanks, then walked up to the door and knocked on the door.
The person who opened it wasn't Leah, but I was happy just the same.
